2008 NPSL season

National Premier Soccer League
Season2008
ChampionsPennsylvania Stoners
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The 2008 National Premier Soccer League season was the 6th season of the NPSL. The season started in May, 2008, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game on August 3, 2008.

Pennsylvania Stoners finished the season as national champions, beating St. Paul Twin Stars in the NPSL Championship game in Uniondale, New York on 3 August 2008.[1]

Pennsylvania Stoners forward Tom Ehrlich was named the National Premier Soccer League's Player of the Year.[2] Tom Ehrlich was also the league's top scorer, with 11 goals.[3]

Changes From 2007

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New Franchises

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  • Twelve franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Alabama Spirit Birmingham area Birmingham, AL expansion - Provisional member
Arizona Sahuaros Phoenix area Phoenix, AZ returned to league after several years in USASA
Atlanta FC Greater Atlanta area Sandy Springs, GA expansion
Lancaster Inferno Lancaster area Salunga-Landisville, PA expansion
Maine Sting State of Maine Bangor, ME expansion
Maryland United Harford County area Bel Air, MD expansion
Morris County Colonials Morris County area Morristown, NJ expansion
New York Athletic Club Wetschester County area Pelham, NY expansion
Pennsylvania Stoners Lehigh Valley area Allentown, PA expansion
Performance FC Phoenix Greenville area Greenville, SC expansion
Rocket City United Huntsville area Huntsville, AL expansion
San Diego United Greater San Diego area El Cajon, CA expansion

Name Changes

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Folding

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Final standings

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Purple indicates division title clinched

North Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Pennsylvania Stoners 10 25
2 Boston Aztec 10 19
3 Queen City FC 10 7
4 Maine Sting 9 4
5 Morris County Colonials 9 1

Mid-Atlantic Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Long Island Academy 9 23
2 New York Athletic Club 10 14
3 Maryland United 9 13
4 Lancaster Inferno 8 11
5 Atlantic City Diablos 10 9

Southeast Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Atlanta FC 8 6 2 0 18
2 Performance FC Phoenix 8 3 3 2 11
3 Rocket City United 8 1 5 2 5
4 Alabama Spirit 0 0

Midwest Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Minnesota TwinStars 6 12
2 Chicago Fire NPSL 6 11
3 Princeton 56ers 6 11
4 Milwaukee Bavarians 6 0

Southwest Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 San Diego United 8 5 2 1 16
2 Arizona Sahuaros 8 3 4 1 10
3 Albuquerque Asylum 8 2 4 2 8

Northwest Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Sonoma County Sol 9 21
2 Santa Cruz County Breakers 9 20
3 Real San Jose 9 10
4 Salinas Valley Samba 9 0

Playoffs

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Divisional Rounds

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Sonoma County Sol 3-1 San Diego United
Minnesota TwinStars beat Atlanta FC

Semi finals

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Pennsylvania Stoners beat Sonoma County Sol
Minnesota TwinStars 1-1 Long Island Academy (Minnesota TwinStars win 4-2 on penalties)

Final

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Pennsylvania Stoners 3-0 St. Paul Twin Stars

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
N Pennsylvania Stoners
SE San Diego United 1 NE Sonoma County Sol
NE Sonoma County Sol 3 N Pennsylvania Stoners 3
MW Minnesota Twin Stars 0
MA Long Island Academy 1(2)
MW Minnesota Twin Stars MW Minnesota Twin Stars 1(4)
SE Atlanta FC

References

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  1. ^ http://npsl.myeliteclub.com/Loadpage.aspx?DXPk=67[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ http://npsl.myeliteclub.com/Loadpage.aspx?DXPk=72[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "::Club News::". Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
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